Most of the time I use extra-firm tofu in my recipes. It’s nice and firm with a dense texture. It’s great for marinating, crumbling or slicing, and baking, frying, or grilling. It’s flavour is delicate and mild, so it’s perfect for soaking up any flavour.

Extra-firm tofu is absolutely perfect for making this dairy-free ricotta. You can use this tofu basil “ricotta” for lasagnas, pizzas, and stuffed pastas like these jumbo shells.

Customization ideas:

Before adding the marinara sauce to the baking dish, add 1 cup of vegan “ground beef”. Top with marinara sauce and stuffed shells. Continue with the recipe as directed.

Basil Tofu "Ricotta" Stuffed Shells

Prep15mins

Cook30mins

Total45mins

AuthorBrittany Mueller

Yield15stuffed shells

This dairy-free basil "ricotta" is perfect for making lasagnas, pizzas, and stuffed pastas like these jumbo shells. This simple recipe uses jarred marinara sauce but you can make your own pasta sauce too!

Ingredients

15 jumbo pasta shells

2 cups marinara sauce (plus extra for topping - optional)

Optional: ½ cup vegan mozzarella cheese, for topping

Tofu Ricotta

1 block (350g) extra-firm tofu

⅓ cup /80ml (40g) vegan mozzarella shreds

⅓ cup / 80ml (30g) fresh basil

¼ cup / 60ml (35g) nutritional yeast

2 tbsp / 30ml olive oil

1 tbsp / 15ml lemon juice

1 tsp / 5ml salt

½ tsp / 2.5ml garlic powder

Black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Tofu Ricotta

In a food processor, combine extra-firm tofu, mozzarella, nutritional yeast, basil, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Pulse, pausing to scrape down the sides of the processor as needed, until the mixture is almost smooth and the basil is chopped and evenly distributed. Do not overprocess, the tofu should still have a slightly grainy texture.

Footer

Hi! We’re Brittany and William!

We're a young married couple living in Alberta, Canada. We created I Love Vegan because we’re both passionate about promoting veganism and healthy, balanced lifestyles. Oh yeah, and we love to eat! Don't want to miss a single recipe? Sign up for our email updates! More about us →